by vinnie walsh | th May 2021 | News
Schools will be asked to keep branded items to a minimum when a new school uniform law comes into force later this year. The new rules are being designed to keep the costs of school clothes down to make them more affordable for all families. The Education (Guidance...
by vinnie walsh | th Apr 2021 | News
UCL Institute for Education finds 88% of TAs supported vulnerable and key worker children in school Teaching assistants have emerged as the ‘unsung heroes’ of the pandemic with more than half stepping up to take classes in schools during lockdown while...
by vinnie walsh | th Apr 2021 | News
Mobile phones should be banned from schools because lockdown has affected children’s ‘discipline and order,’ the education secretary has warned. Gavin Williamson told the Telegraph phones should not be ‘used or seen during the school...
by vinnie walsh | th Apr 2021 | News
School staff have been giving clothing, food and furnishings to families that have been struggling financially in the coronavirus pandemic, teachers say. Some pupils have gone to school without winter coats, while others have been worried about having enough to eat, a...
by vinnie walsh | th Mar 2021 | News
The first attendance figures since schools in England returned last week show high levels of pupils back in the classroom. In primary schools, 95% of pupils were in classes at the end of last week. The return has been staggered in secondaries to allow Covid testing,...
